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Light Up Your Life with a Giveaway!

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Want a stylish desk lamp that also offers lighting most like the sun? OttLite may have the lamp for you. The company’s 508 illumination technology is as close as you’re going to get to bringing the sun indoors. Why that kind of light? Because, the experts at OttLite say, natural sunlight provides the best balance [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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A little pottery to kick off today’s Top Three Thursdays on Etsy, my favorite virtual department store. How cute is this mini bowl from Jill Rosenwald? At 6″ wide and 3″ high, it’s the perfect size for a dish of your favorite whatever — yogurt? ice cream? fresh fruit? And it’s dishwasher and microwave-safe so [...]

Colorful Chair Anyone?

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It’s January. The holidays are over and the end of winter is so far down the tunnel, it’s hard to see the light. What better way to brighten up a day than with some vibrant hand-painted furniture? While you couldn’t have pieces like this chair everywhere in a home, having one as an accent might [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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Kicking off Top Three Thursdays on Etsy is a little animal magnetism with this fab vintage chair that’s been given new life with a touch of zebra … print that is. The chair, which is about 38″ high, has been lovingly restored by in the shop of Inged Design and Decoration. Shipping is free via [...]

Hanging Out

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Looking for a cool way to hang the thousands of hats, gloves, mittens and scarves everyone has on this time of year? Well how about these cool functional and attractive sculptural hangers from Toma? Made in Montreal — hipster central for the Northeast I think — the hangers are wooden and come in a variety [...]

Slipcover Giveaway!

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The holidays are over and you spent all your hard earned cash (or most of it anyway) on others. Here’s a chance to show yourself and your home a little love. Sure Fit is giving us one slipcover to give away to a lucky winner. I had a Sure Fit slipcover years ago and it [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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With Christmas only a few days away and Channukah in full swing, it’s party time in general so today’s Top Three Thursdays on Etsy is going to be all about party goods. There’s still time to get one of these lovely numbers shipped your way to celebrate New Year’s Eve for sure. What better way [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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With Christmas only a few days away and Channukah in full swing, it’s party time in general so today’s Top Three Thursdays on Etsy is going to be all about party goods. There’s still time to get one of these lovely numbers shipped your way to celebrate New Year’s Eve for sure. What better way [...]